A federal arrangement might have worked if both sides had shown flexibility and magnanimity, but neither proved able to do so.

如果双方都表现出弹性和宽宏大量，成立的联邦就会起作用；但情况并非如此。

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The offices are situated above the public areas from the third floor upwards and are suitable for many different types of workspace, due to the flexibility of their internal arrangement.

建筑三层以上是内部安排灵活的多样办公环境，位于公共区域之上。

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Short shear wall structure system has been widely used in high rise flats for its advantages of flexibility of arrangement and lower cost.

高层建筑短肢剪力墙结构具有结构布置灵活、造价相对较低的优点，因而被广泛地应用于高层住宅中。

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However, the sheer flexibility of the new arrangement may tempt a company to give the outsourcer new tasks not covered in the initial contract.

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In fact, because the transition to the bonds being held in private hands in the new arrangement is slower than the repayment of ELA under the old arrangement, the flexibility to cancel or default on these obligations in a crisis scenario is more significant than it was previously.

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She said the new arrangement gave customers the flexibility to claim their free product the following week instead.

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